Desk calendar stand



Nov. 1, 1932. B. M. MORRIS nnsx CALENDAR smw Filed May 5, 1932 IN VEN TOR.

Patented Nov. 1, 1932 BER-'1 M. MORRIS, or LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA nnsx CALENDAR STAND Application filed May 5, 1932. Serial No. 609,372.

This invention pertains to desk calendar stands and more particularly to a calendar stand adapted to be used with a perforated calendar pad composed of individual leaves 5 and adapted to be held-in place on the stand date c-alendar pads having difierent Widths of perforation and to center such pads on the stands. I I 29 L An object of this invention is to provide a calendar stand having adjustable arches, one side being rockably mounted in the stand and the other side ofthe arches terminating'in end members adapted 'to'spring engage the stand. A-n-object of thisinvention is to provide a calendar stand having adjustable arches adapted to swing back to permit the inter change of pads readily and with one simple operation thus eliminating the necessity for additional fastenings for either the pad or the arches.

An object of this invention is to provide a calendar stand having adjustable arches wherein the calendar stand is provided with 35 folding legs to permit more compact packing and storing of the stands. 7

With the aboveand otherfobjects which may hereinafter appear in view, the invention consists of the novel and useful provision,

formation, construction, association and interrelation of parts, members and features, all as shown in a certain embodiment in the accompanying drawing, described generally,

and more particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawing Fig. 1 is a plan view of the calendar stand showing the arches in one position, and in an r adjustable position in broken lines.

" Fig. 2' is an inverted plan of the stand.

of the pad 12 rests.

Fig. 3 is aside elevation of the stand. Fig. 4: is a detailed View of the arches. i Fig. 5 is a sectional View of the folding legs. Fig. 6' is aplan view of a modification of Fig.1. v "i Fig. .7 is a side elevation of the standfdisclosed in Fig. 6. e Y Heretofore in the art it has been the custom to manufacture calendar stands for desk use and for the type of calendarpad having perforations. at either the top or-the side'of the leaves of the pad, with arches provided on the stand toengage the pads and upon whichthe leaves of the pads may be turned; it has been customary .to provide the stands with a fold-, ing or detachable-type of arch wherein the calendar pad would be attached to the arch by means of the perforationsand the arch then secured to the stand'untilit was desired tochange the pad. v. jIn'this form-of construction the arches have customarily been of the rigid type and therefore spaced apart to engagecalendar pads having perforations spaced to fit'the arches.

In view of the fact that many different'forms" and types of stands and padswere manufac-' tured, there were numerous widths of perforations and widths of arches used in'theseveral stands, which lead to confusion in at tempting to adapt pads to arches that were. not manufactured especially for each other.

To eliminate the necessity .of providing special pads for each particular stand I have provided in my invention an adjustable stand adapted to be adjusted to conform to differ:- ent types of perforations in different forms of pads. My invention therefore provides a stand in which the arches are adjustable laterally toaccommodate calendar pads having perforations with different centers.

Referring to Fig.1, itwill beseen thatv I have provided a stand 10 comprising a relatively fiat body 11 upon which the cal endar pad 12 normally rests, and a shelf-like extension 13 upon which theturned leaves The shelf 13 is joined to the body 11 by means of the connecting portion 14 formed with a riser 15 thus providin that the shelf 13 will be raised.sub-' stantially' above the plane of the-body '11 and as shown the shelf 13 is provided with a suflicient angle that the leaves of the pad 12 as they are turned over will be brought into a position providing an observer with a more "'readable position of the leaf and also a posi- 13 and extending within the recess formed by the riser 15 to contact the arches.

The pad 12 is supported in position on the body 11 by means of the arches 17 and 18 as shown in Figs. 1 and 3. The arches 17 and 18 are supported to the stand 10 by means of the supporting member 19 which may preferably be welded or otherwise fastened thereto as by bolts or rivets. The supporting member 19 is provided with a channel 20 adapted to receive the laterally extending interlocking ends 21 and 22 of the arches 17 and 18.

The arches 17 and 18 extend vertically thru the openings 23 and 24 which are provided in the body 10 for that purpose; the arches 17 and 18 are provided on their opposite ends with notches 25 adapted to engage the edges of openings 26 and 27 provided in the body 10 for that purpose; the arches 17 and 18 are finished adjacent the notches 25 with beveled ends 28 for the purpose of more readily inserting them within the openings 26 and 27.

Referring to Fig. 1 it will be seen that the openings 23 and 24, 26 and 27 are elongated transversely of the body 11 providing means to adjust the width of the arches 17 and 18 relative to each other; referring to Fig. 4 it will be seen that the ends 21 and 22 of the arches 17 and 18 are semi-circular in shape and are provided with flat surfaces 29 which are arranged to oppose each other thus providing that the arches 17 and 18 when assembled in the supporting member '19 will rock therein together as. one unit while at the same time the two ends 21 and 22 are in slidable relation to each other within the channel 20.

Referring to Fig. 1 it will be seen that I have provided that the openings 26 and 27 extend lengthwise of the stand 10 a sufficient distance that they will accommodate the arches 17 and 18 when they are rocked back to remove or insert a calendar pad. Thus it will be seen that the openings 23 and 24,

26 and 27 provide means for adjusting the arches 17 and 18 to different widths of perforations for rocking the arches 17 and 18 into position to insert a calendar pad and to a engage the notches 25 to lock the arches 17 and 18 in a rigid position against the body 11.

Referring to Fi 3 it will be seen that the body 11 extends beyond the lower end of the page 12 to form a concave tray 30 provided for the purpose of receiving and supporting a pen, pencil or other article convenient to the calendar.

For the support of the stand 10 I have provided that the lower side of the tray 30 form one point of contact with the table or other surface, and to maintain the stand 10 at a convenient angle to the observer, 1 have provided the legs 31 which are rockably secured to the underside of the shelf 13 and of sufficient length to maintain the stand 10 at the desired angle.

The legs 31 are provided at one end with rubber feet 32 and the opposite end is rockably mounted in supporting members 33 securely attached to the shelf 13 by any suitable.

means, and held by means of a pin 34; the ends 35 of the legs 31 are substantially pointed and adapted to reside in the dwells or recesses 36 in shelf 13 when in an upright position. The legs 31 may readily be folded against the shelf 13 when the stands are packed and may be turned to an upright position for use where the ends'35 will contact the shelf 13 with sufficient tension that the recesses 36 will frictionally maintain the legs in an upright position while in use.

Thus it will be seen that I have provided in this form of structure ,a calendar stand which will not mar or scratch the surface upon which it is placed as the supporting and contacting parts are smooth and nonabrasive. As shown, I prefer that the stand 10 be composed of one piece of metal shaped and moulded to produce the body 11 and the shelf 13 which will provide the maximum of economy in manufacture and the most sub stantial form for use.

The above description pertained to a calendar stand adapted to be used in conjunction. with an end opening calendar pad and it will be readily seen that certain modifications will be necessary to adapt my invention to use with side opening calendar pads and to this end I have shown in Figs. 6 and 7 a side opening calendar pad and stand.

Referring to Fig. 6 it will be seen there is a stand 37 having a width sufficient to support the pad 38 and the used portion of the pad 39, and being provided with arches 40 and 41 at approximately the center of the stand 37 ad jacentthe upper portion thereof.

The arches 40 and 41 and their supporting and connecting and locking parts are identical with the recited parts disclosed in Fig. 4. T have provided openings 42 for locking purposes, and openings 43 of su 'iicient length to provide for ease in assembling the arches during manufacture and to provide for the rocking of the arches to remove or insert calendar pads; the recited openings have a 7 width sufficient to allow the necessary adjustment or spacing of the arches and 41 relative to each other to accommodate them to any variations in centers of the perforations in the calendar pads.

The stand 37 is extended at the lower end to form a tray 44; similar to the recited tray 30 and is further provided with legs 45similar to the recited legs 31.

The stands may be constructed of any suitable material preferably of metal; such as is used for die press work and may be finished with any suitable finish to harmonize with other oifice fixtures with which the stand may be used.

It is the intent of this invention to produce a calendar stand for use in oflices and other places on desks and tables where it is required that a calendar pad of the type described may be maintained for use and where it is required that such articles as this stand or other articles of office furniture have a pleasing appearance combined with the maximum of utility and I have therefore provided this stand which is pleasing in appearance, sturdy in construction, and adaptable to be used with any type of commercial calendar pads.

An additional feature of this invention is the fact that I have provided a stand having a plane upper surface thereby providing a smooth support for the leaves of the calendar at all times for writing purposes, and wherein I have eliminated the unsightly and unnecessary projection thru the calendar stand of bolts or nuts or pins or other varieties of fastenings or projections, and wherein I have assembled the several supporting members below the stand and provided that the only members that project above the surface of the stand are the arches necessary to the support of the pad.

Certain modifications will become apparent to one versed in the art in reducing this invention to practice such as modifying the size and shape of the supporting stand in the side opening models, and the sizeand shape of the body and the supporting shelf in the end opening models, in adapting them to use with various forms of calendar pads wherein there may be various forms, styles, spacing and number of perforations.

These and other modifications may well be made without departure from my invention as hereinafter claimed. The showing of this description and drawing being merely an illustration of one embodiment of my inven-. tion in response to the statutory requirement to applications for patent.

I claim:

1. A calendar stand comprising in combination a body, a grooved supporting member secured to the under side of said body forming thereby a channel, openings in said body, a pair of adjustable arches having interlocking members residing in said channel, said arch-es extending through the openings in said body for calendar pad engaging pur poses.

2; A calendar stand comprising in combi nation a body, a grooved supporting member secured to the under side of said body, openings in said body at either end of said sup porting member, a pair of adjustable arches comprising individual solid arches having one end of said arches formed with interlocking members having overlapping and abutting faces, said arches being extensible and contractable relative to their lateral spaced relation to vary the spacing of the arches to accommodate calendar pads having difierent widths of perforations, said interlocking members of the arches forming-a slidable interlocking connection within said supporting member and extending therefrom upwardly to pass through said openings and to form arches above said body, the opposite ends of said arches from the interlocking members being adapted to pass through openings in the said body provided for that purpose and engage the body with a locking contact adjustable laterally in their width.

3. (A calendar stand comprising in combination a body, a grooved supporting member secured to the under side of said body,

adjustable arches having slidable interlock-' ing members supported in said supporting member, said arches extending upwardly from said supporting member through open ings in said body provided for that purpose, said arches extending substantially above said body to provide means for supporting a calendar pad, saidarches being tiltable with re-- lation to saidbody in said supporting member, said arches extending downwardly to pass through additional openings in said body for locking purposes, said arches being adjustable in their spaced. relation in said openings, a pen tray at one end of said body forming thereby a support for said body, and folding legs forming additional support for said body thereby maintaining said body at an angle.

a. A calendar stand comprising in combination abody, adjustable arches supported by said body adapted to be adjusted to engage perforated calendar pads having perforations of different widths, a support for one end of said body comprising a pen tray, folding supports for said body comprising legs pivotally supported to said body, bracket members on the under side of said body having a pin therethrough supporting said legs and providing a pivot uponwhich said legs rock,

said legs having substantially pointed upper berson said arches residing insaid. supporting member,.said interlocking members making all arches slidable sideways and providing means to" relate one arch to another in 5 tiltableurelation and to permit varying the spaced relation of said arches while said interl'ocking members are in interlocking relation to each other, providing means to center a. calendarpad on said body and means on said arches and said body to lock the ends of said arches to said body in any adjusted position.

6; A calendar stand comprising a. body, a grooved supporting member on said body, spaced adjustable arches tiltably supported by said supporting member, interlocking members relating said arches in tiltable relation while permitting side way movement and adjustable spacing of all, the arch-es, an extension of said body forming a shelf, a step forming a riser between said body and said shelf providing means to support said shelf by said body higher than said body and at a slight angle to and in alinement with said body, to support calendar pad leaves fastened by said arches.

7 A calendar stand comprising a body, a

grooved supporting member on said body,

spaced slidable and adjustable arches supported by said supporting member, slidable interlocking members relating said arches whereby one arch will tilt another, a shelf. a step forming a riser between said body and said shelf and supporting said shelf higher than and in alinement with said body at an angle to said arches, a pen tray at one end of said body forming a support therefor, and folding legs attached to said shelf forming therethrough additional support for said body.

' In testimony whereof, I hereunto aflix my signature this 2nd day of May, 1932.

BERT M. MORRIS, 

